Automobile cuspidor



Oct.

F. V. LAVERTY AUTOMOBILE CUSPIDOR 2 Sheets-Sheet l um; mm, QM.. um, Mm,

Filed Nov. 30, 192B ...-N.. .blml

F. v. LAVERTY 1,733,995 AUTOVIOBILIEl CUSPIDOR Oct. 29, 1929.

2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Nov. 30. 1928 Patented oct. 29, 192,9 l 1,733,935

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Application filed November 30, 1928. Serial No. 322,822.

This invention relates to acuspidor'for use shaft 16 rigid therewith. A thimble 17 is in automobiles orother vehicles. Y fastened lin the ioor 14 and has screw sec- It is generally aimed to provide a novel tions 18 threaded interiorly of the same and constructionv which will be sanitary to the which engage a ball 19 and serve as bearings maximum extent, convenient for use, which therefor. A crank 20 extends laterally from 55 is compact Vand which occupies minimum the shaft 16 below the floor 14 and hasa shift- Aspace inthe automobile without obstructing ing rod 21 pivotally connected thereto as f the floor of the latter. at 22.

Itis also aimed to provide a construction Another control rod 23 is employed and the 1o whereby means are operable to shift the clorods 21 and 23 have laterally extending ends 60 sure for the cuspidor, and to thereafter open 24 and 25, respectively, through which the the latter and discharge flushing water into rods 21 and 23 are slidably mounted. An exthesame,under novel control. pansive spring 26 surrounds rod 21 between Y Additional objects and advantages will be the ends 24 and 25, serving to normallymainpointed out in part and becomecobvious from tain lthe cover 12 in closed position andto 65 `a consideration of the description following urge its return to that position after operataken Vin connection with accompanying tion. The extent of opening of the cover 12 drawings Villust-rating an operative embodiis limited by an abutment as at 27 rising from ment. y floor 14. l In said drawings f At the forward end, rod v23 has an adjust- 70 Figure lisl 4a view'showingv my improve- Y able clevis 28 connected thereto to which `a ments in side elevation as applied to an autolexiblemetallic draw wire or other element mobile, the latter being shown fragmentarily 29 is fastened which is slidably guided by a and in longitudinal section, f sheath or tube30 appropriately mounted on y Figure 2 is a view on an enlarged scale the automobile as shown and connected at 75 taken primarily in central longitudinal secthe rear to the instrument panel as at 31.

tion through the cuspidor, Upper terminal of element v29 has a knob 32 Figure 3 is an inverted or bottom plan view fastened to the same which is normally in of theparts of Figure 2, the position shown in Figure 1 and so main- Figure 4 is an enlarged end elevation of tained by the action of spring 26.` 80 the valve connectionfor the flush tank, As a result of the construction described, Figure 5 is a sectional view taken on the when knob 32 is fpulled, the controlgrods 23 line 5-5 of Figure 4, and and 21 will actuate crank 20 and rotate shaft Figure 6 is a detail sectional View taken on 16 and accordingly swing the cover 12 laterthe line 6-6 of Figure 5. ally to expose the cuspidor, after release of 85 In carrying out the invention a cuspidor Lwhich knobV 32," the spring 26 tensioned is employed comprising a bowl section 10, ay through such traced movements will restore bottom 11 and a cover or closure 12; The the parts to normal position. f It will be cuspidor section 10 has a flange 13 resting noted however that a lug 33 is slidably 4o on and secured to the floor 14 of an automomounted on rod 23 and that an expansive coil 90 i bile as conveniently shown in the drawings, spring 34 surrounds the-latter rod and-bears such bowl extending through an opening in against the lug 33 and endv 25. Such lug 33 such floor 14. The bottom closure 11 is conis carried by a rod 35 comprising sections connected to the bowl 10 by means of a convennected together by a universal joint as at 26 e5 tional Spring hinge as at 15, which normally and one of which sections is a clevis 37 con- 95 urges such bottom 11 into closed position, as neeted to a rod 38 in turn pivoted as at- 39 to shown in Figures 1, 2 and 3. The pintle a lug 40 rigid with the bottom or closure 11 of hinge 15 is horizontal. of the cuspidor. Connected to the rod 35 is Closure 12 is adapted to be swung laterally a flexible metallic wire or other draw element over the floor 14 and. is carried by a short 41 which is slidably mounted and guided lin a `100 sheath or tubing 42 suitably fastened on the automobile and passing through the dash board as at 43. The upper end of the draw element 41 is connected to a clevis44 which in turn is pivotally connected at 45 to a crank 46 carried by a plug valve 47. The plug valve 47 4is normally aclosed :and yis-mouiited in a boss 48 constituting the :outletfrom fa flush tank 49 which is appropriately mounted on the automobile for instance under the hood and between the instrument board'and' ldash board 31 and 43 as shown in Figure `l .of 4the drawings. Such flush tank 49 maybe filled with water when desired through a :tilting tube as at 50, accessible when the hood 51 of ythe automobile .is raised. From the boss 48,

- a :small gage pipe -or ftube l52, fof any suitable 132 and accordingly'element29and control `rod .23 will cause the end'24'to afbutithe.lug 33 and cause rod V35 `to slide yto the :left correspondingly sliding rod 38 .and causing Ythe .closure 11 to open fagainst theftension offthe spring hinge 15 ,andrat the same time,athe movement imparted to the 'draw element-41., cau-ses the latter tto shifticlevis 44 an'dcrank46 :and'thus :rotate the plug valve 4T-.and yopen it so `:that flushing water may escape from thetank 49 in'to the pipe 52 andithen into 'the bowl, ilushing the latter and closure l'lfand :duly eescaping since the latter is open. The valve 47'will automatically lretur-n=.to v'closed position as will also the `bottom 11, when the flgnob 132 is freleased,.aided by 'the e'spring'26 and also bythe vmovement ofthe end '35 'against the spring 34 which moves it `into.engagement `with lug 33, whereby it assists the faction .of fthe spring hinge 15.

It will be obvious that ythe control r32 and Ibowl 10 fmaybearranged at desired location withinithe automobile. As shown, the bowl is positioned adjacent to .the drivers seat as-at 53. Ilthe bowllbe located in front of one of the rear seats offthe aut0mobi`le,lthe Vl'rnob 32 would fbe arrangedat the backiof vthe 'front seat.

Various changes may Vbe resorted to provided they fall within the spirit `and scope of the invention. Y

I claim as my invention 1. vIn a cuspidor lof the-class described, a bow-l section, a cover therefor, -a shaft mounting said cover for lat-eral swinging movement, a control `rod having connection with ksaid shaft, means to operate the control rod, Van expansive spring 'abutting Vthe control rod and said Imeans depressible throughthe moverment necessary to open the cover Vwhereby it will spend its energy to close .the cover after ya control rod slidable relatively to the first mentioned control rod to cause opening movelment lof 'the cover, a spring compressible through .the movement of the second control rod so that upon release of the latter it may vrestore the cover to closed position, and means for opening the bottom having slidable confnection on'the second control rod and adapted to be abutted by a part of the latter to cause kopening'movement of the bottom.

3. In a. cupidor of the class described, -a

bowl, a cover therefor, a bottom lfor the bowl,

a control rod for operation to open thecover, a. .control rod slidable relatively to the :first mentioned control rod to causeopening movement of the cover, av spring compress'ible through the movement of the second controly `rod so that upon release of the latter zitmay :restore the cover to closed position, means for opening the bottom having slidable connection on the second control rod andadapted to be abutted by a part of the latter ito cause -cation'with the bowl, :and a valve insaid tank In vtestimony whereof I alixxmy signature. L

FRED V. LAVERTY. 

